Registered Nursing Associate

Mersey Care; Sefton; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in North West UK is seeking a Qualified Nurse Associate to join their Learning Disabilities team in Sefton. The role involves conducting health assessments and providing person-centred care to clients with learning disabilities. Applicants must demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills, and be committed to improving patient outcomes through collaborative care. Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide clinical assessment and intervention for mental health needs.
• Experience in health promotion advice and patient referrals.
• Proficient in developing and delivering support to patients with learning disabilities.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health assessments for clients.
• Work with qualified nurses to promote holistic care.
• Support the multidisciplinary team in various assessments.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Strong communication skills

Team player

Commitment to person-centred care

Education

Qualified Nurse Associate

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Sefton community Learning Disabilities team. The post is open to qualified Nurse Associates covering the Sefton borough.

The post holder will demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills and be a team player working closely with our other services.

You will have a clear commitment to person-centred care and will be able to demonstrate this in your work with individuals, families and teams. You will be expected to work under the supervision of the band 6/7.

The post holder will provide physical health assessments, health promotion advice in line with national guidance and sign post / refer people on to appropriate services/organisations to meet the needs identified through their health assessment. There will also be a requirement of the successful candidate to work with the team in developing and delivering enhanced support to the identified patient group and monitoring the impact of their interventions on patient outcomes.

To provide clinical assessment, screening and intervention for the physical and mental health needs of our client group.

To work with the qualified nurses to promote physical and mental health whist providing person-centred intervention and holistic care.

To support the MDT in a range of assessments and interventions to provide person centred holistic care for individuals with a learning disability.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

For further details / informal visits contact:
Name: Laura Howard
Job title: Team Manager
Email address: [e-mail]
Telephone number: 01704383114